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Verbs Beginning With the Letter C

Edited by Vicki A Benge

Find and circle the words in the word search puzzle below, that run diagonally, horizontally, and vertically throughout the grid. The answer words are English language verbs that begin with the letter "c". To read definitions of the less common words used in the puzzle, scroll below the grid.

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Definitions to Verb Answer Words

Below are simple definitions to eleven of the "c" English language verbs used in the puzzle above:

cache To store a hidden supply of things, especially valuables in a secret place. 2. COMPUTING Store data in a temporary area. Synonyms: hoard, store. [Cache can also be a NOUN which is defined as 1. A hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons). 2. (computer science) RAM memory that is set aside as a specialized buffer storage that is continually updated; used to optimize data transfers between system elements with different characteristics.] Derives from the French cacher "to hide.

caper To leap or dance around in a happy playful manner. Similar words: cavort, dance, frolic, jump. [Short for capriole, French for "leap".] Note that caper as a NOUN has several different meanings.

carol To sing or call out something in a joyful and lively way, especially Christmas songs and as a group traveling from house to house. Synonym: sing. [Derives from Old French, from Latin, from Greek choros "a dance", plus auleein "to play a flute".]

caulk 1. To make a boat watertight by filling the seams betweent its planks with waterproof material such as pitch. 2. To fill cracks or gaps in something such as a window frame, with waterproof material. Synonyms: block, plug, seal, waterproof. [Derives from Old French, from Latin calcare "to tread".]

chock To keep something from turning, moving or falling by using a chock to block or brace it. (The NOUN chock refers to a block of wood or metal that is used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object.) [Derives from Anglo-French choque "log".]

cloy To sicken someone or become sickened with too much sweetness from something initially pleasing. Synonyms: glut, satiate, sicken.